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Syllabus
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General Class Information
Academic year:
2025
Semester:
Fall
Course prefix:
LMC
Course number:
4813/8803
Section:
IY/IY
CRN
93444/93520
Instructor first name:
Ida
Instructor last name:
Yoshinaga
Class Details
Course description:

Special Section Course Description: This Special Topics section explores various oral traditions of folklore, as meaningful and lasting human content, so as to aid students in adapting these storytelling traditions into modern scripted (fictional cinematic) tales, thus helping them grow into skilled scriptwriters of audiovisual forms including film, TV, cable, video, and streaming narratives.

Academic honesty/integrity statement:

Students are expected to maintain the highest standards of academic integrity. All work submitted must be original and properly cited. Plagiarism, cheating, or any form of academic dishonesty will result in immediate consequences as outlined in the university's academic integrity policy.

For information on Georgia Tech's Academic Honor Code which students are expected to follow, please visit:

Any student suspected of cheating or plagiarizing on a quiz, exercise, or writing assignment will be reported to the Office of Student Integrity, who will investigate the incident and identify the appropriate penalty for violations. This class prohibits use of AI except for specific in-class exercises under the guidance of the instructor; if Artificial Intelligence is used outside of that to perform the homework or assigned exercises, this will be considered cheating and/or plagiarism.

Core IMPACTS statement(s) (if applicable):

Core IMPACTS Statement: This is a Core IMPACTS course that is part of the Humanities area [See https://undergradcurriculum.oue.gatech.edu/general-education for more information]:  

Core IMPACTS refers to the core curriculum, which provides students with essential knowledge in foundational academic areas. This course will help students master course content, and support students’ broad academic and career goals. This course thus directs students toward a broad Orienting Question:  

How do I interpret the human experience through creative, linguistic, and philosophical works? 

  • Completion of this course should enable students to meet the following Learning Outcome: 

Students will effectively analyze and interpret the meaning, cultural significance, and ethical implications of literary/philosophical texts or of works in the visual/performing arts.   

  • Course content, activities and exercises in this course should help students develop the following Career-Ready Competencies:
    • Ethical Reasoning
    • Information Literacy
    • Intercultural Competence